Top Ten Tips For Presentable Body Language

Top Ten Tips for presentable body language:
Friends here are few tips which come out to be very effective while
presenting ourselves. Hope your will enjoy learning human behaviour a
little bit.
1. Eye contact
Eye contact is one of the most important aspects of dealing with others, especially
people we've just met.
Maintaining good eye contact shows respect and interest in what they have to say.
By doing this you won't make the other people feel self conscious, like they've got a
bit of vegetable stuck between their teeth or a dew drop hanging from the nose. .
Instead, it will give them a feeling of comfort and genuine warmth in your company,
any more eye contact than this and you can be too intense, any less and you give off a
signal that you are lacking interest in them or their conversation.
2. Posture
Posture is the next thing to master, get your posture right and you'll automatically start
feeling better, as it makes you feel good almost instantly.
Next time you notice you're feeling a bit down, take a look at how your standing or
sitting.
Chances are you'll be slouched over with your shoulders drooping down and inward.
This collapses the chest and inhibits good breathing, which in turn can help make you
feel nervous or uncomfortable.
3. Head position
Head position is a great one to play around with, with yourself and others.
When you want to feel confident and self assured keep your head level both
horizontally and vertically.
You can also use this straight head position when you want to be authoritative and
what you're saying to be taken seriously.
Conversely, when you want to be friendly and in the listening, receptive mode, tilt
your head just a little to one side or other.
You can shift the tilt from left to right at different points in the conversation.
4. Arms
Arms give away the clues as to how open and receptive we are to everyone we meet
and interact with, so keep your arms out to the side of your body or behind your back.
This shows you are not scared to take on whatever comes your way and you meet
things "full frontal".
In general terms the more outgoing you are as a person, the more you tend to use your
arms with big movements.
The quieter you are the less you move your arms away from your body. So, try to
strike a natural balance and keep your arm movements’ midway.
When you want to come across in the best possible light, crossing the arms is a no, no
in front of others. Obviously if someone says something that gets your goat, then by
all means show your disapproval by crossing them!
5. Legs
Legs are the furthest point away from the brain; consequently they're the hardest bits
of our bodies to consciously control.
They tend move around a lot more than normal when we are nervous, stressed or
being deceptive.
So best to keep them as still as possible in most situations, especially at interviews or

work meetings.
Be careful too in the way you cross your legs. Do you cross at the knees, ankles or
bring your leg up to rest on the knee of the other? This is more a question of comfort
than anything else.
6. Angle
Angle of the body in relation to others gives an indication of our attitudes and feelings
towards them.
We angle toward people we find attractive, friendly and interesting and angle
ourselves away from those we don't, it's that simple!
Angles includes leaning in or away from people, as we often just tilt from the pelvis
and lean sideways to someone to share a bit of conversation.
For example, we are not in complete control of our angle at the cinema because of the
seating nor at a concert when we stand shoulder to shoulder and are packed in like
sardines. In these situations we tend to lean over towards the other person.
7. Hand gestures
Hand gestures are so numerous it's hard to give a brief guide but here goes.
Palms slightly up and outward is seen as open and friendly.
Palm down gestures are generally seen as dominant, emphasizing and possibly
aggressive, especially when there is no movement or bending between the wrist and
the forearm.
This palm up, palm down is very important when it comes to handshaking and where
appropriate we suggest you always offer a handshake upright and vertical, which
should convey equality.
8. Distance
Distance from others is crucial if you want to give off the right signals.
Stand too close and you'll be marked as "Pushy" or "In your face".
Stand or sit too far away and you'll be "Keeping your distance" or "Stand offish".
Neither is what we want, so observe if in a group situation how close are all the other
people to each other.
Also notice if you move closer to someone and they back away, you're probably just a
tiny bit too much in their personal space, their comfort zone.
"You've overstepped the mark" and should pull back a little.
9. Ears
Ears, yes your ears play a vital role in communication with others, even though
general terms most people can't move them much, if at all.
However, you've got two ears and only one mouth, so try to use them in that order.
If you listen twice as much as you talk you come across as a good communicator who
knows how to strike up a balanced a conversation without being me, me, me or the
wallflower.
10. Mouth
Mouth movements can give away all sorts of clues.
We purse our lips and sometimes twist them to the side when we're thinking.
Another occasion we might use this movement is to hold back an angry comment we
don't wish to reveal.
Nevertheless, it will probably be spotted by other people and although they may not
know the comment, they will get a feeling you were not to please.
There are also different types of smiles and each gives off a corresponding feeling to
its recipient which we'll cover next time.

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What are some tips for maintaining good eye contact?

How can posture convey confidence?

Top Ten Tips for presentable body language:

So best to keep them as still as possible in most situations, especially at interviews or

Palms slightly up and outward is seen as open and friendly.

"You've overstepped the mark" and should pull back a little.

Mouth movements can give away all sorts of clues.

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